02-26-2004, 10:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Do You Use AvantGo?
I was wondering how many of you use AvantGo? I've used it since 1998 or 1999 and it has always been one of my staple applications that goes on the device. Lately though it has become more of a hassle than it is worth. First, there is one channel in my lineup that is just dog slow, and I suspect it is the CNet channel, the one I probably read the most of. :? It has missing images and can take 4-5 minutes to sync over broadband. It hangs for the longest time at the "Now searching for updated pages" section.
Also, as I travel, I often leave my laptop at work and ActiveSync remotely via VPN. AvantGo is just brutal over GPRS when it starts to sync. So, I've uncheck it in ActiveSync and for now just remember to sync manually when it is in the cradle or I have access to a broadband connection. I'm not sure how much longer I'll fool with it.
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02-26-2004, 10:08 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 168
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I stopped using it about a year ago. Long sync times killed it for me. Before it was a great way to get web sites on your pda; but now with the popularity of WiFi, GPRS, etc... one can access the web via those means in many locations.
I used to be a user of Mazingo too, anyone remember them? That stopped cause Mazingo had a tendency to destroy (i.e. corrupt) my SanDisk SD cards.
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02-26-2004, 10:13 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 182
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I've been using AG since my (gasp) Palm days.
I've pared my subs down to four of my favorites and if I start having trouble syncing one I toss it (CNet is one that I used to sync, but gave me problems).
One thing I have found that I like is using my WiFi setup to "sync via modem" so I don't have to rely on AS and the "conduit" it uses. I don't know if you've tried this or if it would work for your GPRS setup, but it may be worth a try.
Cheers
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02-26-2004, 10:13 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,043
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Since Activesync doesn't work for me with Contacts or Calendar (not one phone number nor appointment on my PC) or Favourites (this one's especially fun, seeing 600+ links disappear on the iPAQ) or anything else but installations, I have no reason to suspect that Avantgo would work any better. Anyway, my dialup connection works just fine on my iPAQ, so why bother grabbing things over the less reliable PC modem to dump into the iPAQ? Of course, many users have better luck and better equipment, so that's just my situation.
I like browsing in realtime, and will soon go over to GSM/GPRS to have this mobile not just at home. A wireless CF card for use in cafe's and such is due here this week, further making it easy to browse forums and news sites from my iPAQ. I'd rather be able to interact with websites in realtime, not have 'dead' pages, isolated to internal memory. Seems to me that a large part of the point of the internet is interaction, and being able to browse at will without a lot of planning or scheduling. Now, if I had a 2 hour daily commute on public transite every day, that'd be a little different. It would be nice to have content dumped to my device for reading, I suppose.... then again, I like reading novels on transit, and would probably just do more of that if I spent a lot more time on the bus. Working at home, with my iPAQ online much of the time in my shop, it's just more practical to check up on news and deal with forum stuff whenever I don't feel like working.
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02-26-2004, 10:14 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 5
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I do not have much need (anxiety?) for on-line information, so I get to use AvantGo a lot. But I agree it could be a headache.
I like it a lot, although it has taken me some time to figure out which channels are really worth to sync.
On the road, when you cannot get to a Hot Spot, using a Sony Ericsson t68i to sync, and get the news is very cool.
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02-26-2004, 10:18 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 116
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Ever since having my XDA I check out news LIVE! I doubt I will ever go back to static synced news...except for my SPOT watch.
--Bill
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02-26-2004, 10:20 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 468
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I don't use it anymore for a couple of reasons:
1. It no longer will sync over ActiveSync. I just get an error message that says "Device components are missing or out of date." And this appears even after a hard-reset and after downloading the latest code from the AvantGo website.
2. It takes FOREVER to load the main page. I click on the AvantGo link on my homepage (the default homepage on the Jornada 568) and then wait 5-10 minutes for the page to appear!
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02-26-2004, 10:26 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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I gave up on AvantGo long long ago. I don't even remember the specific reasons anymore. I just remember that it was becoming a headache to use.
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02-26-2004, 10:26 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 37
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I've used it with just about five sites, two of them foreign language. I don't access it everyday, but it is nice to have while waiting for a doctor's appointment, waiting for the wife to finish shopping or just killing five minutes.
However, I would caution against reading The Onion while waiting for church to start. The two don't usually go together very well and it is generally considered bad form to burst out laughing when they are starting to light the candles!
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02-26-2004, 10:28 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 301
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I sync manually over WiFi since the active sync funtion never worked for me. I go to settings>connections>avatgo connect>sync all and I get my 8 channels including Cnet loaded in less than a minute.
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